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BRAND MARIE
BRAND MARIE is a 1976 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 1994, most recently in May 2026, along with 19 deficiencies and 1 operational control.
Records from 1994 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 21 May 2026.
- Built
- 1976
- Last inspected
- 21 May 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 19 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
Identity
571308
WCX6147
140082
Flag
UNITED STATES
367301190
Maury page id
psix-140082
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded3
Years with a record
9 calendar years (1994–2026)
The 12 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US
Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not
years in service. What Maury does not do.
Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)47.5 ft × 18.2 ft × 6.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 52 / net 35
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTUCKER MARINE INC · CINCINNATI OH, UNITED STATES · built 1976
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portST PAUL, MN
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 21 May 2026 · expires 30 April 2027
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it35 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
52 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
52 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.
Radio station licence
WCX6147MMSI 367301190 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 4 May 2017, expires 16 July 2027
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its
US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown.
A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.
Inspection history · 12
21 May 2026
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8377169
30 April 2025
Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8124139
21 April 2025
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8113475
16 May 2024
Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7911438
27 July 2023
Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7754035
19 July 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7510882
29 June 2022
Deficiency Check · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7492371
22 November 2013
Industry Initiated Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4758838
23 August 2010
Deficiency Check · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3821279
28 April 1998
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 415307
22 June 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 659061
9 June 1994
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSD ST. PAUL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 43495
Deficiency record · 19
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 21 May 2026
Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges at the machinery location: Main engine lubricating oil pressure and rpm... Port oil pressure gauge was found inoperable in the pilot house. Replace with new.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 21 May 2026
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with navigation lights, shapes, and sound signals in accordance with the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) or 33 CFR part 84 as appropriate to its area of operation. "Light Boat" light found extinguished. Replace bulb and or light.
03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Manholes/flush scuttles
Issued 21 May 2026
Resolved
Closure devices must be provided for deckhouse or hull penetrations, which open to the exterior of the vessel and which may allow water to enter the vessel. These devices must be suitable for the expected route. Port aft void closure was found with insufficient gasket material. Replace gasket with new.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 21 April 2025
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with an industrial type first aid cabinet or kit, appropriate to the size of the crew and operating conditions... Alcohol Pads were found expired; Replace with new.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares
Issued 16 May 2024
Resolved
A towing vessel must carry a combination of day and night visual distress signals indicated in Table 141.370 for specified areas where the vessel operates: RIVERS - 3 day and 3 night. Vessel's distress signals were found expired. Add additional 3 distress signals.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 16 May 2024
Resolved
Each life-jacket must have a life-jacket light approved under approval series 161.012 or 161.112 securely attached to the front shoulder area of the life-jacket. PFD lights found expired. Replace with new.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Stowage and provision of liferafts
Issued 16 May 2024
Resolved
Stowage positions of lifejackets stowed in a berthing space or stateroom and all lifejacket containers must be marked in block capital letters and number with the minimum quantity, identity... Properly label PFD storage in accommodation space.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 16 May 2024
Resolved
The following systems must be equipped with gauges... Auxiliary generator engine cooling water temperature, and oil pressure. Oil pressure, and cooling water temperature gauges for PORT generator found inoperable.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 16 May 2024
Resolved
To stop the flow of fuel in the event of a fire or break in the fuel line, a remote fuel shutoff valve must be fitted on any fuel line that supplies fuel directly to a propulsion engine or generator prime mover. PORT MDE fuel shut of valve found not fully opening. Adjust valve, and provide proof of proper operation.
99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)
Issued 16 May 2024
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with an industrial type first aid cabinet or kit, appropriate to the size of the crew and operating conditions. Replace expired contents of first aid kits.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Gauges, thermometers, etc
Issued 27 July 2023
Resolved
Machinery and electrical systems must be designed an maintained to prove for safe operation of the towing vessel and safety or persons on board under normal and emergency conditions. PORT and STBD oil pressure gauges for both main diesel engines, and generator sets were found not working.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 July 2023
Resolved
Each life jacket must be marked (1) in block capital letters with the name of the vessel... Mark 01 life jacket.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Medical Equipment
Issued 27 July 2023
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with an industrial type first aid cabinet or kit, appropriate to the size of the crew and operating conditions. Replace expired contents of main deck first aid kit.
08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)
Issued 27 July 2022
Resolved
audible on the high water bilge alarm inoperable.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Protection machinery
Issued 27 July 2022
Resolved
Pulley's for the main engines are not protected by guards.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition
Issued 27 July 2022
Resolved
Two additional lifejackets are required per manning level request.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 27 July 2022
Resolved
Vessel is not outfitted with emergency lighting or phosphorescent tape.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 27 July 2022
Resolved
A light dedicated at the entry of the pilothouse and engine room is missing.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)
Issued 19 July 2022
Resolved
COI has not been obtained by the required phase in period.
Ownership record
The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title,
with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National
Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.